The main characteristics of Gao Shi's poems are as follows:
1. Gao Shi was the leader of the "Frontier Poetry School" in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and his "violent and tragic" frontier poems outstanding characteristics of poetry. His poems are mainly about quality, majestic and simple. Gao Shi was lonely and poor, and had the spirit of a knight. He traveled in the Liang and Song Dynasties and worked hard to support himself. Coupled with his bold and upright personality, his poems reflect a broader level and have a profound theme.
2. Gao Shi has a relatively extensive psychological structure and a straightforward personality, so most of his poems express his feelings directly, or contain narratives and discussions, and rarely use metaphors. For example, "Yan Ge Xing" points out the national crisis at the beginning and highlights the tense atmosphere: "The smoke and dust of the Han family are in the northeast, and the Han generals will resign and destroy their families." It ends with a direct comment: "You have not seen the hardships of fighting on the battlefield, but I still remember Li Li. General!" It contains both ardent expectations and deep sighs, implicit and powerful.
Introduction to Gao Shi:
Gao Shi (704-765, see the catalog of disputes about people for details), courtesy name Dafu, was born in Bohai Quan (now Jingxian County, Hebei Province). The grandson of Gao Kan, the governor of Anton, was a famous official and frontier poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty.
Gao Shi's family was poor in his early years. During his prime years, he mostly lived in the Liang and Song Dynasties, and had friends with Li Bai, Du Fu and others. When he was nearly 50 years old, he was recommended by Zhang Jiugao to enter the official career and was appointed as the captain of Fengqiu County, but soon resigned.
Later he was appreciated by Ge Shuhan and became the secretary in charge. After the Anshi Rebellion, he worshiped Zuo Shiyi and became the supervisor of the censor. After the fall of Tongguan, he asked Ying to guard Chang'an, but failed. After Xuanzong fled west, he chased him and was promoted to serve as the censor. In the Yuan Dynasty of De Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong granted the kings the authority to divide the world. The history of the governor's office in Yangzhou, and the rebellion of King Yong.
When Gao Shi was an official, he was "arrogant and daring to speak out, and those close to power looked sideways." The powerful eunuch Li Fuguo was jealous of his talent and slandered him several times, so he was demoted to Prince Shao Zhanshi. He later served as the governor of Pengzhou, the governor of Shuzhou, and the governor of Shuzhou. Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu envoy, eventually Sanqi Changshi, Jianyin Qingguanglu doctor, was granted the title of Marquis of Bohai. His posthumous title is "Zhong".